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So far things seem to be going well. There is a lot to be thankful for. We have seen a wide variety of people from various religious backgrounds. Many come from different parts of the village. Quite a few of those attending are village leaders of one kind or another. We have a variety of […]

The Apostle Paul commented from time to time on his unskillful speech. I think I can relate. It must hurt the Mwinika people’s ears to hear me as I teach them. I know I have a long way to go to be a good speaker of eMwinika. Fortunately they all seem to agree that they […]

Your probably wondering what in the world is an isiikhi and isiiri? An esiikhi (isiikhi = plural) is an upright pole used in house construction. An esiiri (isiiri = plural) is a smaller pole also used in house construction. In the picture you can see a local house in the beginning stages of construction. The […]

We taught our first Bible lesson today! We have been preparing for this day for a long time and we thank the Lord that it has finally come. Praise the Lord that the first lesson is complete and seemed to go well. A small group attended, not nearly as many as we had hoped and […]

This afternoon (Sunday) we cleared the teaching site. A good number of people turned up to help, including a lot of the village leaders. Some stayed the whole time while other for just a short time. The site is now ready for us to start teaching tomorrow. Praise the Lord with us that the site […]

During our meeting with the village leaders last week it was decided that the day for cleaning the teaching site would be Wednesday. Wednesday came and it started pouring rain at noon and continued most of the afternoon. No one showed up to clean the teaching site except one of the main village leaders. He […]